Jeremy Corbyn is ready to win another election if one is called

Mr Corbyn said he would not make any coalition deals or pacts but would instead put forward Labour's own programme for government.

Last June, after Mr Corbyn won a second leadership contest to become leader of the party, Labour's Mr Perkins - who retained his seat with 26,266 votes - stood down as Shadow Armed Forces Minister.

But his campaign was a relative success as Labour's vote increased by nearly ten per cent, gaining them MPs instead of losing them.

Whilst we're still waiting for confirmation on exactly how many young people turned out to vote, it is clear that the 18-24 year old category were in part responsible for Labour's surprising performance on Thursday.

But he added: "We have laid the foundations for a minority government, and then eventually a majority government".

Aberavon MP Stephen Kinnock said he would be "honoured" to take a front bench job if it was offered to him.

Labour, like the Conservatives, unsuccessfully campaigned for Remain at the European Union referendum.

"And I think because of that he's commanded enormous respect from Labour MPs and the people of this country".

He said: "We'd be very happy to listen to any progressive party".

He said that he did not expect the Conservatives to be able to produce a stable government, with MPs calling for Mrs May's resignation and senior figures like Boris Johnson and David Davis "on manoeuvres". If they did, he said, he would "happily eat [his] newBrexit book".